Japan Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) registered at 0.5% above expectations (0.4%) in 1Q

May 19, 2026

RBA’s Hunter: Risk of inflation expectations rising is elevated

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter said that the central bank is worried higher energy costs will feed through to consumer prices quickly given the stretched state of the domestic economy, potentially creating a ‌significant shift in inflation expectations, Reuters repor

Japan Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) registered at 0.5% above expectations (0.4%) in 1Q

RBA’s Hunter: Risk of inflation expectations rising is elevated

Japan Gross Domestic Product Annualized above expectations (1.7%) in 1Q: Actual (2.1%)